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Plot Gate, Somerset

If you are thinking of moving to Plot Gate or just want to know a what the area is like, the statistics on this page should give you a good introduction. They cover a range of socio-economic factors so you can compare Plot Gate to figures for Somerset and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Plot Gate is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.

Plot Gate Social Grade & Occcupation Statistics

Social grade is a classification based on occupation and it enables a household and all its members to be classified according to the job of the main income earner.

Grade

South Somerset

Somerset

England

AB

21.00%

21.00%

22.96%

C1

27.57%

28.09%

30.92%

C2

27.40%

25.85%

20.64%

DE

24.03%

25.05%

25.49%

Plot Gate Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Plot Gate come from the Department for Work & Pensions and are dated . They can often be a good indicator of the prosperity of the town and possible indicator of how hard it would be to get employment in the area. The rate of unemployment in Plot Gate is both lower than the average for Somerset and lower than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe easier than most places. The rate of claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 10% lower in Plot Gate than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.

Benefit

South Somerset

Somerset

England

Jobseekers Allowance (only)

1.5%

1.9%

3.3%

Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)

2%

2.2%

2.4%

Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)

10.5%

11.5%

13.5%

Plot Gate Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Tenure

South Somerset

Somerset

England

Owned

38.4%

37.8%

30.6%

Mortgage

31.9%

31.8%

32.8%

Shared

0.8%

0.7%

0.8%

Social Rented (Council)

4%

5.9%

9.4%

Social Rented (Housing Assoc)

9.9%

7.6%

8.3%

Private Rented

11.3%

13%

15.4%

Other

2%

1.7%

1.4%

Rent Free

1.6%

1.6%

1.3%

Plot Gate Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Plot Gate and are from the UK Census of 2011.

Qualification

South Somerset

Somerset

England

No Qualifications

21.9%

22.4%

22.5%

Level 1

13.7%

13.7%

13.3%

Level 2

17%

17.2%

15.2%

Apprenticeship

5.2%

4.5%

3.6%

Level 3

12.4%

12.1%

12.4%

Level 4

25.1%

25.6%

27.4%

Other

4.7%

4.5%

5.7%

Plot Gate Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Plot Gate are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Plot Gate has a higher level of residents born in the UK than the national average and a lower rate of residents either born in other EU countries or outside the EU, it does not have a significant immigrant population.

Country

South Somerset

Somerset

England

United Kingdom

94%

94%

86.2%

Rebublic of Ireland

0.3%

0.4%

0.7%

Other EU Countries

2.8%

2.7%

3.7%

Outside the EU

2.9%

2.9%

9.4%

Plot Gate Age Distribution Statistics

The population of Plot Gate as a whole, is older than the national average.

Age

South Somerset

Somerset

England

Age 0 to 4

5.4%

5.4%

6.3%

Age 5 to 9

5.2%

5.2%

5.6%

Age 10 to14

5.8%

5.9%

5.8%

Age 15 to 17

3.8%

4%

3.7%

Age 18 to 24

7.5%

7.5%

9.4%

Age 25 to 29

5%

5%

6.9%

Age 30 to 44

17.6%

17.5%

20.6%

Age 45 to 59

20.5%

20.9%

19.4%

Age 60 to 64

7.6%

7.4%

6%

Age 65 to 74

11.2%

10.8%

8.6%

Age 75 to 84

7.3%

7.1%

5.5%

Age 85 and over

3.2%

3.1%

2.3%

Mean Age

42.9

42.7

39.3

Median Age

44

44

39

Plot Gate General Health Statistics

The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Plot Gate. The percentage of residents in Plot Gate rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average.

Health

South Somerset

Somerset

England

Very Good

45.45%

45.57%

47.17%

Good

35.91%

35.30%

34.22%

Fair

13.82%

14.04%

13.12%

Bad

3.79%

4.01%

4.25%

Very Bad

1.03%

1.08%

1.25%

Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.

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